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The revamped BBC Two show returned to TV screens at the weekend with Evans and former Friends actor Matt LeBlanc at the helm.

Viewers were quick to criticise the motoring show on social media, with many of the comments referring to Evans' "shouty" and "too excitable" hosting style. Fans also felt that he had tried - unsuccessfully - to imitate former frontman Jeremy Clarkson.

However, Evans has now taken to Twitter to defend the show, suggesting in a series of posts that he was satisfied with how the first episode went.

One person suggested they were there to prepare the food, and Evans, 50, said: "We don't talk about catering on this show any more".

Evans visited a US Naval Base where he raced a Dodge Viper ACR against a Corvette Z06, and LeBlanc was seen trying out an Ariel Nomad in the Moroccan desert. The pair also raced from London to Blackpool in roofless Reliant Rialtos.

Chef Gordon Ramsay and actor Jesse Eisenberg became the first celebrities on the leaderboard after racing a Mini Cooper around the track.

Within minutes of Top Gear starting, viewers were expressing their dismay via social media.

There were calls for the return of Clarkson and his co-presenters Richard Hammond and James May.

The popular trio will be back with a new Amazon Prime motoring show called The Grand Tour, which will make its debut on the streaming service this year.